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BREAKING: Kinsel Motors has been sold to Leslie Doggett of Houston

"Today, the Kinsel family announced that their business has been sold to Leslie Doggett of Houston, Texas," said Craig Kinsel, President of Kinsel Motors. The purchase includes Kinsel Ford, Lincoln, Mazda and Kinsel Toyota automobile dealerships.

Janis Joplin Tribute

Southeast Texas native and celebrated New York City vocalist Amber Martin will return home Saturday, Jan. 14, for her tribute show, “Amber Martin in Janis: Undead” at Madison’s at 9 p.m.

Newsboys announce March 25 concert date in Beaumont

Christian rock group Newsboys will perform at the Jefferson Theatre in downtown Beaumont on Saturday, March 25, at 7 p.m. Presale begins Wednesday, Jan. 11, at 10 a.m. via Ticketmaster.com using the code: SPEAK. General on sale is Friday, Jan. 13, at 10 a.m., which is also online at Ticketmaster.

Shot fired at deputy, no injuries

An Orange County Sheriff’s deputy responding to a burglary in progress was uninjured after a homeowner fired a shot at the door on Jan. 4, reported Sheriff Jimmy Lane Mooney. He reported the deputy responded to a call on South Greenwood, off Highway 105 in Orangefield. The deputy was taken to St.

Alleged burglar’s bond reduced

An attorney for Karon Dominique Hall, accused of a misdemeanor offense of evading arrest or detention, alongside two felonies of burglary of a habitation and attempted burglary of a habitation, successfully argued for a bond reduction before Jefferson County 252nd District Court Judge Raquel West...

Three-time drunk driver sentenced for first offense

Kelia Dixon, accused of crime after crime involving drunkenly driving her vehicle – at least once with child passengers – was sentenced to deferred sentencing in lieu of successful completion of four years of probation, as well as SAFE-P substance abuse interdiction.

Convicted murderer captured, returned to SETX

After nearly a year on the run, convicted murderer Matthew Edgar has been captured. The Sabine County Sheriff’s Office reported around 8:30 p.m. on Dec. 29, in Hemphill, the U.S. Marshal’s Service arrested Matthew Edgar, 26.

State case falters

Paul Westbrooks, held in the Jefferson County Jail on charges of aggravated assault and being a felon in possession of a firearm for more than a year now, has seen the state go down on proposed penalty attached to admission of guilt, but the accused rejected a plea deal assessing four years’...

Federal Judge Thad Heartfield: Man of mercy, lover of literature, prankster

Somberly reflecting on the life of a man many recalled as a good-hearted jokester with a penchant for telling it like it is, a stream of mourners flocked to Broussard’s on Jan.

Sex assault suspect captured in church parking lot

The Silsbee Police Department (SPD) reported a 21-year-old male was arrested for a sex crime. Shynolan Jermain Fontenot was arrested Jan. 1 for sexual assault. As of press time, Fontenot was in the Hardin County Jail with a total bond set at $200,000 by Pct. 2 Justice of the Peace Charles Brewer.